The Bolton News revealed earlier this week that police received a report at 12.30am of a car being driven dangerously in Blackrod.

Details of the vehicle were circulated and the car was found outside Blackrod Primary School in Manchester Road in a “damaged” and “undriveable” condition.

Mr Hayes was found close to the car by an officer. He passed a roadside breath test and was also checked on police computer systems.

A police spokesman said the force was informed a short time later that Mr Hayes had been hit by a lorry on the motorway.

IPCC guidelines dictate that cases like Mr Hayes’ should be referred to the watchdog to ensure the police followed the correct procedure and ensured the person in question was in a healthy state of mind when left by officers.

A spokesman added: “The death of a man who was struck by a vehicle on the M61 motorway was referred to the IPCC by Greater Manchester Police on April 11. Following an assessment of the material in the referral, the matter was referred back to the force for local investigation.”

Yep - a sad story & we'll never know his reasons for walking on the motorway, but it was not the police's fault

[quote][p][bold]wsw69[/bold] wrote:
The correct decision has been reached.[/p][/quote]Yep - a sad story & we'll never know his reasons for walking on the motorway, but it was not the police's faultfilthy6